The 2008 IFBB Europa Super Show is being held this weekend and the you can see a webcast of both the pre-judging (Friday August 15, 2008, 5:30 P.M. (CDT)) and finals (Saturday August 16th, 2008, 1:45 P.M. (CDT)) here. Some of the competitors you will see in action are:

Khalid Almohsinawi, Netherlands
Flavio Baccianini, Italy
Jose Alves-Jorge, France
Marcus Becht, Germany
Lyndon Belgrave, Barbados
Omar Borelli, Argentina
Lionel Brown, USA
Troy Brown, Canada
Brian Chamberlain, USA
Darrem Charles, Trinidad
Fedel Clarke, Canada
Rodney Davis, USA
Omas Deckart, USA
Clarence De Vis, France
Guy Ducasse, USA
Mark Dugdale, USA
Derik Farnsworth, USA
Anthony Finocchiari, USA
Toney Freeman, USA
Deshaun Grimez, USA
Andy Haman, USA
Milton Holloway, USA
Jaroslav Horvath, Slovakia
Roland Huff, USA
Johnnie Jackson, USA
Randy Jackson, USA
Richard Jackson, USA
Dennis James, Germany
Ken Jones, USA
James Lewis, England
Vincent Liu, Canada
Yildirim Mehmet, France
Cesar Mendible Baptista, Venezuela
Evgeny Mishin, Russia
Istavan Nemeth, Hungary
Jerry Nicholls, Barbados
Gian Enrico Pica, Italy
Carlos Majid Rabiei, Canada
Frederic Sauvage, France
Heinz Senior, Venezuela
Roc Shabazz, USA
Clifton Torres, USA
Michael Valentino, USA
Bob Weatherill, Canada

One of the training parameters that many people have difficulty with is how long to rest between sets. Unfortunately there is no definitive answer although here are some guidelines based on your training goals that you can take into consideration.

Strength (1-3 reps)  3-4 minutes

Strength (3-5 reps)  2-3 minutes

Hypertrophy (6-8 reps)   60-120 seconds

Hypertrophy (9-12 reps) 45-90 seconds

Strength-endurance (13-20 reps)  30-45 seconds

These are guidelines and you can vary the rest period as you experiment with what works best for you.

Here are the results from the recent Tampa show

1. Toney Freeman
2. Dennis James
3. David Henry
4. Darrem Charles
5. Fouad Abiad
6. Tarek Elsetouhi
7. Flex Lewis
8. Jaroslav Horvath
9. Marcos Chacon
10. Quincy Taylor
11. Frederic Sauvage
12. Paul Baker
13. Mark Dudale
14. Roc Shabazz
15. Bob Weatherall

In the under 202lb division, the results were as follows

1. David Henry
2. Flex Lewis
3. Jaroslav Horvath
4. Tricky Jackson
5. Roc Shabazz
6. Steve Namat
7. Mike Valentino
8. Khalidi Almhsinawi
9. Guy Ducasse
10. Daron Lytle
11. Jeff Long
12. Nathan Wonsley
13. Pablo Arevalo
14. Raul Carrasco
15. Vonne Francis